Friday, August 12, 2011

1) I concur with John Dickerson: Romney won the debate last night by being the adult in the room, and staying focused. As much as I'm convinced Obama will remain in office when the dust settles, assuming Romney is the candidate debates between the two ought to be dandies.

2) Why am I convinced that Obama will win? S&P tells me so. That the Teabaggers have created the current mess we're in, from Norquist's "tax pledge" to Bachmann's ridiculous "vindication," tells me the American people will touch unicorn shit long before they vote Republican in 2012. Also, you have to know this is going to bite Romney on the ass.

4) I am continually stunned by the ingenious Stephen Colbert. His latest campaign to throw a monkey wrench in the Iowa beauty pageant this week is a master stroke. Think about it: Rick Perry is not officially on the ballot. He'd have to be chosen as a write-in candidate. By asking the Nation to write in Perry's name, but to spell it "Parry" ensures that those votes become null and void, basically a protest vote that none of the above are worthy of the nomination. I'll be following this development.

"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things...every one! So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor." -- Matt Santos, The West Wing